Artificial Intelligence, Strategic Communicators and Activism

This book explores the need for strategic communicators to move away from being advocates for AI and move towards a more critical activist role to counter AI-driven threats to communities and relationships. It argues that communicators are uniquely placed to help counter AI-driven challenges due to their skills in relationship-building and their ability to craft and deliver messages effectively.

Format: Hardback
Length: 66 pages
Publication date: 09 August 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

In a world that is becoming increasingly cautious of artificial intelligence (AI), this book delves into the urgent need for strategic communicators to shift their focus from advocating for AI to assuming a more critical activist role that empowers them to confront the threats posed by AI to communities and relationships. AI is responsible for perpetuating inequality, spreading misinformation, and causing harm to the environment, among other issues. This book posits that strategic communicators possess unique qualifications to address AI-driven challenges due to their expertise in building and sustaining relationships and their ability to craft and deliver persuasive messages effectively. By exploring various professional activist approaches that communicators can adopt in response to the growing challenges posed by AI, the book provides a comprehensive examination of diverse perspectives that will contribute to the advancement of knowledge in various contexts and foster the development of practical skills, particularly in the field of community and activist strategic communication.

Drawing from extensive research and seamlessly blending theory with practical applications, this thought-provoking book is a valuable resource for strategic communication scholars and practitioners alike who are eager to adopt a critical perspective towards the challenges surrounding AI. It serves as a call to action, urging communicators to embrace their role as change agents and work towards creating a more equitable and sustainable future for all.

Weight: 300g
Dimension: 216 x 138 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032348261